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Everything Else TWC / Re: Is TWC dying?
« on: September 01, 2015, 08:32:46 AM »
I hear a lot about cable in general dying. People often cite costs and the internet as reasons, but no one considers that perhaps people don't want the kind of programming that's on cable now. Case in point: TWC's change in direction.
Other channels have deteriorated in a similar fashion, but TWC's metamorphosis seems more egregious to me because it's primary purpose was to provide a service — not simply entertainment per-se. It has gotten away from providing the service in question, whichis was weather forecasting and reporting 24/7 on cable. I don't really think everything will magically go back to the way it was were TWC to be sold, but anything's bound to beat what we have now. Even late-00's TWC sounds pretty nice now.
Other channels have deteriorated in a similar fashion, but TWC's metamorphosis seems more egregious to me because it's primary purpose was to provide a service — not simply entertainment per-se. It has gotten away from providing the service in question, which
It's quite unusual where I'm at; it's often windy, and on rare occasions when it's not windy, it's calm. Such a light breeze is rare. 
Normally, I would wonder if the 4th of July fireworks displays would be cancelled due to burn bans, but now it seems like a rainout would be more likely.
